Broadband starfish antenna and array thereof
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1. A broadband mesh antenna, comprising:
- an element including a conductive surface; and
the conductive surface configured to form;
a symmetrically shaped conductive surface around a point corresponding to the center of the symmetrically shaped conductive surface;
a first set of linear conductive surfaces extending away from the point corresponding to the center of the symmetrically shaped conductive surface; and
a second set of linear conductive surfaces, each linear conductive surface in the second set of linear conductive surfaces extending away from a point on a linear conductive surface in the first set of linear conductive surfaces;
wherein the first set of linear conductive surfaces and second enables the broadband mesh antenna to operate at a set of octaves.
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Abstract
A broadband mesh antenna and a phased array broadband mesh antenna are provided. The antenna of the present invention is a mesh antenna system that may be implemented with printed circuit board technology and wired technology that operates with increased bandwidth. The mesh antenna system provides for a single mesh antenna to operate at a wide range of frequencies. The antenna may be employed as a high efficient broadband antenna for rockets, space vehicles and ships when place inside a metallic open box.
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70 Claims
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1. A broadband mesh antenna, comprising:
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an element including a conductive surface; and
the conductive surface configured to form;
a symmetrically shaped conductive surface around a point corresponding to the center of the symmetrically shaped conductive surface;
a first set of linear conductive surfaces extending away from the point corresponding to the center of the symmetrically shaped conductive surface; and
a second set of linear conductive surfaces, each linear conductive surface in the second set of linear conductive surfaces extending away from a point on a linear conductive surface in the first set of linear conductive surfaces;
wherein the first set of linear conductive surfaces and second enables the broadband mesh antenna to operate at a set of octaves. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A phased broadband mesh array antenna, comprising:
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a set of elements, each element in the set of elements including a conductive surface; and
the conductive surface configured to form;
a symmetrically shaped conductive surface around a point corresponding to the center of the symmetrically shaped conductive surface;
a first set of linear conductive surfaces extending away from the point corresponding to the center of the symmetrically shaped conductive surface; and
a second set of linear conductive surfaces, each linear conductive surface in the second set of linear conductive surfaces extending away from a point on a linear conductive surface in the first set of linear conductive surfaces;
wherein the second set of linear conductive surfaces enables the phased broadband mesh array antenna to operate at a set of octaves. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A broadband mesh antenna, comprising:
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An element including a conductive surface; and
the conductive surface configured to form;
a symmetrically shaped conductive surface around a point corresponding to the center of the symmetrically shaped conductive surface;
a first starfish loop centered around the point corresponding to the center point of the symmetrically shaped conductive surface; and
a set of linear conductive surfaces extending away from the point corresponding to the center point of the symmetrically shaped conductive surface. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A phased broadband mesh array antenna, comprising:
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a set of elements, each element in the set of elements including a conductive surface; and
the conductive surface configured to form;
a symmetrically shaped conductive surface around a point corresponding to the center of the symmetrically shaped conductive surface;
a first starfish loop centered around the point corresponding to the center point of the symmetrically shaped conductive surface; and
a set of linear conductive surfaces extending away from the point corresponding to the center point of the symmetrically shaped conductive surface. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of providing a broadband mesh antenna, comprising:
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providing an element including a conductive surface; and
configuring the conductive surface to form;
a symmetrically shaped conductive surface around a point corresponding to the center of the symmetrically shaped conductive surface;
a first set of linear conductive surfaces extending away from the point corresponding to the center of the symmetrically shaped conductive surface; and
a second set of linear conductive surfaces, each linear conductive surface in the second set of linear conductive surfaces extending away from a point on a linear conductive surface in the first set of linear conductive surfaces;
wherein the second set of linear conductive surfaces enables the broadband mesh antenna to operate at a set of octaves. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A method of providing a phased broadband mesh array antenna, comprising:
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providing a set of elements, each element in the set of elements including a conductive surface; and
configuring the conductive surface to form;
a symmetrically shaped conductive surface around a point corresponding to the center of the symmetrically shaped conductive surface;
a first set of linear conductive surfaces extending away from the point corresponding to the center of the symmetrically shaped conductive surface; and
a second set of linear conductive surfaces, each linear conductive surface in the second set of linear conductive surfaces extending away from a point on a linear conductive surface in the first set of linear conductive surfaces;
wherein the second set of linear conductive surfaces enables the phased broadband mesh array antenna to operate at a set of octaves. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50)
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51. A method of providing a broadband mesh antenna, comprising:
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providing an element including a conductive surface; and
configuring the conductive surface to form;
a symmetrically shaped conductive surface around a point corresponding to the center of the symmetrically shaped conductive surface;
a first starfish loop centered around the point corresponding to the center point of the symmetrically shaped conductive surface; and
a set of linear conductive surfaces extending away from the point corresponding to the center point of the symmetrically shaped conductive surface. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A method of providing a phased array of broadband mesh antenna, comprising:
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providing a set of elements, each element in the set of elements including a conductive surface; and
configuring the conductive surface configured to form;
a symmetrically shaped conductive surface around a point corresponding to the center of the symmetrically shaped conductive surface;
a first starfish loop centered around the point corresponding to the center point of the symmetrically shaped conductive surface; and
a set of linear conductive surfaces extending away from the point corresponding to the center point of the symmetrically shaped conductive surface. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70)
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